Jobs in UNFPA Uganda - M&E Specialist Vacancy

Post Title: NPPP - Specialist M&E: UN Joint Programme on Population

Type of Contract: Service Contract

Level: SB4

Duty Station: Kampala

Organizational Context:

The United Nations Joint Programme on Population (UNJPP) is a partnership initiative between 10 UN agencies supporting the Government of Uganda and Civil Society in Uganda. The UNJPP is designed to assist in efforts to address the development challenges of high population growth rate. The programme is aimed at accelerating the onset of a beneficial demographic transition through fertility reduction in line with individual/couple choices; preparing and protection of mothers, children and youth to be healthy; enhancing youth access to competitive skills, participation in the economy and urban development and; resourcing, coordinating and managing the national population programme through evidence based gender disaggregated information.

Monitoring and evaluation, results based management, knowledge creation and strengthening of the evidence base to understand the effects of population dynamics on the current situation in Uganda are a critical component of the UNJPP.

The NPPP Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist will directly report to and be supervised by the Coordinator of the UNJPP, under the overall guidance and supervision of the Deputy Representative. He/she substantively contributes to the quality assurance and the effective monitoring and evaluation of UN JPP activities in the areas of population and development, reproductive health, ensuring that gender, human rights, environmental and institutional issues are mainstreamed. He/she analyzes and assesses progress of the JPP and other relevant political, social and economic trends and provides substantive inputs to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the UNJPP results and UN M&E frameworks.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

The Specialist -M&E UNJPP will ensure that:

- JPP programming priorities are strategically positioned and optimally integrated within the new aid environment and are constantly reviewed and updated accordingly.

- JPP resources target the most under-served and vulnerable groups in accordance with the programme document.

- Evidence derived from research and lessons learnt is increased and used to improve JPP planning in subsequent years, as well as across agencies in supporting advocacy and policy development

- Substantive and financial accountability of the JPP is strengthened.

The Specialist M&E UN JPP:

- In collaboration with Government and UN participating agencies, implementing partners and development partners, contributes substantively to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the UNJPP and its component outcomes in line with UNDAF and according to UNDG/DOCCO programme policies and procedures for Joint programmes. Ensures consistency, linkages and quality of programme implementation across the UNJPP four outcome areas (fertility, health and education, skills and urbanisation and participation of youth and resourcing and data management for evidence), incorporating lessons learned, newly developed policies and best practices;

- Establishes appropriate execution and monitoring mechanisms and systems and ensures their application by the participating partner Agencies and their implementing partners;

- Analyses and monitors UN JPP's work in building partnerships and its participation in Development Partner and Government and co-ordination mechanism, and advises UNJPP Coordination Team to ensure synergies and results;

- Analyzes, advises and reports on programme and outcome progress in terms of achieving results, using existing monitoring and evaluation tools and introducing new mechanisms and systems; identifies constraints and resource deficiencies and recommends corrective action, identifies and communicates best practices and lesson learnt, advising on these being documented and disseminated. Monitors programme expenditures and disbursements to ensure delivery is in line with approved programme budgets and to realize targeted delivery levels. In coordination with UN M&E counterparts and UNFPA operations team, monitors the overall utilization of programme resources including equipment with the view to determining cost effectiveness;

- In liaison with participating partners and responsible Programme Officers of UN Agencies, provides technical input and building capacity in data collection at national and sub-national levels;

- In coordination with the norms set by National Steering Committee, PMT and general UNDG guidelines, reviews regularly the tools for monitoring and evaluation and makes adjustments to facilitate objective measurement of indicators included in the UNJPP;

- Performs any other emerging M&E functions, as required.

Required Competencies:

Functional competencies:

- Advocacy/Advancing a policy oriented agenda

- Results-based programme development and management

- Innovation and marketing of new approaches

- Leveraging the resources of national governments and partners/Building strategic alliances and partners

- Resource mobilization

Core Competencies:

- Values: Integrity/Commitment to mandate, Knowledge sharing/Continuous learning, Valuing diversity

- Managing Relationships: Working in teams, Communicating information and ideas, Conflict and self management

- Working with people: Empowerment/Developing people/Performance management

- Personal Leadership and Effectiveness: Strategic and analytical thinking, Results orientation/Commitment to excellence, Appropriate and transparent decision making

Job Requirements:

The applicant should have:

- Advanced university degree in any one of the following: Statistics, Social Sciences, Demography, or Public Health.

- Postgraduate training and proven experience in monitoring and evaluation.

- At least five years experience in results based management in a related field and/or research.

- Knowledge and understanding of the UN system in general is an asset;

- Excellent computer/information systems skills.

Additional Information:

• UNFPA will only be able to respond to applicants in whom the Country Office has further interest.
• UNFPA offers an attractive compensation package commensurate with experience
• UNFPA does not solicit or screen for information in respect of HIV or AIDS and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status
• UNFPA is committed to maintain balanced gender distribution of the positions and therefore encourages women to apply.

Application process:

· Applicants should submit their applications electronically through e-mail. Interested persons should send a cover letter and a completed P11 form that is available on the web-link http://unfpauganda.org/docs/p-11.doc . (CVs will not be accepted).

• Application should be sent to UNFPA e-mail address: vacancyug@unfpa.org
• Please make sure that post title is clearly reflected in the "Subject" line of your e-mail message.
• Deadline for applications: 21 January 2011

IMPORTANT: There is NO application processing or other fees at any stage of UNFPA application processes